Mounted Combat

A character with ranks in Ride riding a trained warhorse has a significant advantage in battle. Fighting from horseback (or another animal) works just like fighting on foot, with the following changes:

1.   Controlling a mount without special techniques takes the equivalent of 2 seconds of effort every round.
2.   Controlling the mount takes one hand, unless the mount remains stationary.
3.   Your mount always acts on your initiative count under your control, but may take its own actions at your command. For example, your mount could spend its entire turn running forwards, while you still have 4 seconds (because 2 are used controlling it) with which to use a combo or cast a spell.